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Equipment startup begins at Petro-Canada refinery responsible for fuel shortages
Petro-Canada announced Wednesday it has restarted a key piece of equipment that had been shut down in early August, resulting in fuel shortages at gas stations across British Columbia and Alberta.
topix.net Friday, August 29, 2008Mariner Energy to Present at Lehman Brothers' CEO Energy/Power Conference
Mariner energy, Inc. announced today that Scott D. Josey, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, will be presenting at Lehman Brothers' CEO Energy/Power Conference in New York on ...
topix.net Friday, August 29, 2008Cairn lines up cash for Indian oil production project
Oil exploration group Cairn energy is close to securing the credit lines that will ensure sufficient funding is in place to start production at its massive Rajasthan field in northern India next year.
topix.net Friday, August 29, 2008Survey: Houston has Texas' cheapest gas at $3.39 a gallon
Retail gasoline prices continue to drop across Texas this week. The weekly AAA Texas gas price survey released Friday finds regular-grade averaging $3.47 per gallon across Texas, down 7 cents from last week.
Houston Chronicle Friday, August 29, 2008China's CNOOC to invest 6.6 bln dlrs in oil refining: report
China National Offshore Oil Corp. , the nation's third largest oil producer, will spend 6.6 billion dollars to nearly double the capacity of a major refinery project, state media said Friday.
topix.net Friday, August 29, 2008Houston's Westlake to build $300M plant in La.
The new plant will produce 250,000 electro chemical units annually, bringing total capacity to 525,000 units, the Houston- based company said today in a PR Newswire statement. The project will cost between $250 million and $300 million and the targeted start is the first half of 2011, Westlake said.
Houston Chronicle Friday, August 29, 2008NuStar Energy agrees to invest in Kansas pipeline expansion
NuStar energy LP’s board of directors approved a pipeline expansion project in Kansas for $16.1 million. (NS)
bizjournals Friday, August 29, 2008Central Texas could see up to 25,000 evacuees as Gustav approaches the coast
It’s not even in the Gulf of Mexico yet, but Tropical Storm Gustav is already prompting evacuations across the Gulf South and even action here in Central Texas.
bizjournals Friday, August 29, 2008Iraq, China ink major oil deal
In the first major oil deal Iraq has made with a foreign country since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, the Iraqi government and a Chinese firm have signed a 20-year contract that could be worth up to $3 billion, ...
topix.net Friday, August 29, 2008Financials power TSX higher on latest bank earns;GDP revision takes NY higher
Bank stocks were responsible for a triple-digit advance on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday as the latest series of earnings reports from the country's big banks encouraged investors, despite dramatically ...
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